NJ a Judicial Hellhole?

The American Tort Reform Association is a group that claims its mission is to bring “real justice in our courts.”  It was founded in 1986 by the American Medical Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies.  Their website claims,...

Man Sues 8-Year-Old and Creates Public Debate

The Los Angeles Times has an intersting article here about a man who was injured on the ski slopes in Colorado and then sued the 8-year-old boy who he claims caused his dislocated shoulder and torn rotator cuff for the $75,000 in medical bills. Some exerpts: To many,...

Danger: Avoid Death?

When I mediate commercial cases that are referred to me by the court, they range the spectrum of topics and subject matter.  I’d say that in most of the cases I get, the parties have legitimate claims and defenses.  The disputes are a matter of a loss of...